Brittany Ferries are to operate a new seasonal (mid-May to mid-September) ferry crossing between Portsmouth and Le Havre from May 2013.

The new route will operate an early morning sailing (07:00 from Portsmouth), Thursday to Sunday (4 days a week) from May 16 2013. Crossings will be via Brittany Ferries' high speed catamaran service on the Normandie Express with crossing times of 3hrs 45mins.